A Christmas With Boing
Maya and Josh have been together for a year
Josh is 26 and Maya is 23
Maya hummed along to her favorite Christmas song as she cut up the snowflake she was making. She opened it looking at it before growling crumbling it up as she grabbed another paper cutting into it. She looked at it when she finished and smiled thinking she had it when she notice one of the edges was crooked.
She sighed crumbling it up and started over cutting into another paper hoping to get it right this time. She looked at the oven wondering if her cookies were done yet. She had whipped them up with Riley the day before.
It was Josh and hers first Christmas together in their new place and she wanted everything perfect. Usually they went to their parents place but all the parents decided the kids were way past old enough to have Christmas without them so they went on a cruise.
She finished her snowflake finally happy with her finished product she grabbed for another paper when she noticed she had no more. Most of them were crumbled on the floor. She groans knowing she was going to have to go get some or borrow from Riley who she knew would try to help her.
But she didn't want help she wanted to see if she could do it herself. Decorate their place by herself. Josh and her had got a tree before his trip and decorated it and that's how Maya figured out he was just as Christmas crazy as Riley.
It had to have been a Matthews thing being so crazy for Christmas. She sniffed the air smelling something burning and ran to the kitchen opening the oven taking out the tray of burnt cookies. She sighed looking around for the chicken egg timer Riley had got her and wonder why it didn't go off.
She shakes her head when she realized it was sitting on the counter and she never set it. In all her excitement of finally getting them to be perfect circles she forgot to set it.
She grabbed all the paper and the burnt cookies tossing it into the trash and grabbing her coat and hat heading out to the store. This was not how she pictured her first Christmas with Josh. She wanted everything perfect like he always had it and how the Matthews had it.
But that wasn't how things were turning out for her. Maybe she wasn't meant for this kind of domestication. She wasn't use to these things she was so use to having them already done for her. Even when she would help Riley bake cookies she usually ate the batter instead of actually baking.
She could have just gone to Riley's and gotten everything she needed for her cookies and decorations but she was determined to do it herself.
Yes. Maya Penelope Hart was going to attempt to channel her inner Christmas Riley for the first time in her life. She had got a recipe from her mom who told her she could just take some from the bakery like they always did. But no Maya was determined to have a Christmas like in the movies or at the Matthews house.
She stopped at the grocery store grabbing her ingredients when she spots Riley and Lucas. "Peaches!" Riley calls out moving towards her as Lucas pushes their cart. "What are you doing here did you finish your snowflakes?" Riley asked as she grabbed marshmallows.
"Not yet I needed more paper and some other stuff too." Maya tells her hoping she didn't look in her cart. Riley gives her a look making Maya smile as she links arms with her. "Hand me your list." Riley tells her as Maya gives it to her.
To Maya's surprise Riley didn't question the extra paper or the ingredients for the cookies. She showed her which ones went the best together and the different cookie cutters they had. She even showed her which paper was the best for the different decorations she wanted to do.
They pay for their stuff with Riley and Lucas dropping her off back home. Riley tells her call if she needs anything making Maya smile.
Maya took her bags upstairs clearing out all the old cookies cleaning up and setting her stuff down. She tied up her hair putting away the ingredients for the cookies knowing she could make those later. She started on her snowflakes getting a little mad when she almost messed up.
She takes a deep breath and says to herself what would Riley do and continued singing along to the music. By the time the cd was done Maya had enough snowflakes to decorate with. She played the next Christmas cd and stood looking around at where she could hang her snowflakes.
Then she smiled remembering kissing Josh for the first time under the snowflakes at his parents Christmas party and how she couldn't wipe away the goofy grin on her face or the blush from her cheeks. She grabbed a chair hanging them using the trick Riley showed her since she was short.
She started on her next project seeing it was way past midnight and knew she needed to hurry since Josh was going to get in at nine. She poured herself some of the egg nog Zay made everyone chugging it down and continuing on.
Maya pops up holding her head surrounded by tinsel how she got in bed or the tinsel she doesn't remember. She groans grabbing the sweater of Josh's she wears when he leaves putting it on and heading for the bathroom.
"Morning Boing." She says waving at Josh who was in the kitchen as she heads for the bathroom. He chuckles as she walks back looking at him pinching her arm slightly. "Morning gorgeous. Here you go." He hands her two Advil's and water kissing her head. "How... what... when..." Maya starts to say but holds her head groaning.
Josh shakes his head leading her to the couch laying her head in his lap. "Hart you forgot the number one rule when drinking Zay's egg nog." She turns looking at him and smacks her head. "Never drink more than a sip alone." She whispers remembering she had at least three cups.
She forgot the rule they set in place when Smackle drank two cups full throwing up in the front room of Farkle apartment. They learned then that Zay added more alcohol then was required.
"So when did you get here?" She asked closing her eyes as he rubbed her temple. "I got here around six. Found you making tinsel angels on the floor giggling." Maya groans covering her face. That explained all the tinsel in their bed.
"I'm so embarrassed I just wanted to make it like you had it at your parents house. I channeled my inner Christmas Riley and everything." Maya tells him as Josh moves her hands. "Ferret I don't need it to look like when we were younger as long as I can come home to you and a Christmas tree I'm happy."
"So I didn't have to channel my inner Riley?" Maya looking at him. He chuckles nodding his head turning her head to the side. "Oh my gosh." She says seeing the living room decorated with colorful streamers and the snowflakes.
"I blame the egg nog." Maya tells him holding her head. "Uh huh I think someone found the spirit of Christmas." He whispers bending over and kissing her. "Yeah and that spirit looks like Riley." They both chuckle as Maya holds her stomach.
"How bout you go take a nap and i whip up some Christmas cookies for us to enjoy and the rest of Zay's egg nog." He chuckles as she makes a face just thinking about the egg nog. "Okay I'll nap but no nog I think I'm officially done with it." She gets up slowly walking towards their bedroom when josh calls her name.
"Thanks for this." He smiles gesturing around to the living room. Maya smiles nodding her head as she turns back around. She lays down on the bed calling out to him. "Don't worry Hart I'll say you some cookie dough." He calls out making her laugh as she closes her eyes.